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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1972
Page
1
The rule emphasizes strict one man one vote principles with minimal deviation between districts, ensuring equal representation and avoiding notable disparity in district populations. Lawmakers stress adherence to the framework to preserve fair electoral boundaries and voter parity across regions.
Three people died and several injured when a Milwaukee Marquette High School van on an exchange trip to an Indian mission overturned east of Mitchell on Interstate 90. The roof ripped off as the vehicle rolled end over end after striking an embankment, with about a dozen occupants thrown free. The school said the group was on a student exchange program.
Madison AP reports William Eich, chair of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, resents a legislator's charge that the PSC is “doing the bidding of the utilities.” Eich told Rep. Harout O. Sanasarian the remark implies corruption as a Wisconsin Power and Light rate hearing was postponed from three weeks to one. The piece also notes UW system enrollment will peak in 1980 at 159,908, then fall by 1986, with only about 20 percent growth in the 1970s.
Madison Wisconsin Atty Gen Robert Warren said a 1971 bill granting a tax exemption for land owned by the National Audubon Society probably is unconstitutional He argued the measure would violate equal protection and the state rule requiring a reasonable basis for differentiating tax exempt land from taxable land The dispute centers on a 185 acre forest donated by a brewery to the Audubon Society in a northern Milwaukee County suburb and the society’s reluctance to accept the property due to suburban tax rates
Two people killed in a Wisconsin Route 11 crash on Wisconsin 11 were reported in the brief. See mishaps on page for details.
Fay Meade administrator of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation spoke to the 43rd annual Green County Farmco meeting on Thursday evening. She warned a food price freeze threatens farmers this election year and urged tax and spending restraint to protect vital services amid price controls and market pressures.
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission orders Green County to pay three social workers Mary P. Wilson Lynn Andrews and Susan Hughes 2348 dollars in back pay for 1971. The ruling closes a loophole by defining a 40 hour work week for merit-based pay. Only 470.15 dollars comes from county funds. the rest is federal state reimbursement.
A spring storm blanketed Green County causing driving hazards as blowing snow reduced visibility. Rain and freezing conditions earlier spared some roads, but strong winds eroded melting salt. The area faced widespread storm warnings and a broad Midwest tornado outbreak killed several across Illinois Indiana and Iowa.
June Dairy Month events are set in Monticello and Browntown. The Kickoff Breakfast June 1 at Peace United Church of Christ will feature Don McDowell of the national FFA Foundation. Dairy Day Saturday June 24 in Monticello includes Queen’s Banquet June 22 at Monticello High School and crowning events. Local dairy leaders and 4-H leaders organize cattle shows, parades, open houses at cheese firms, and a Bake-Off with countywide involvement.
Kaybekers report from Canada Bonjour! April first brought 29 Monroe High French students to Quebec for a week. Accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Larson and Miss Mayer, they travel from Monroe to London Ontario then to Le Maison Acadien in Quebec. They visit Musee du Fort and a wax museum, see Ryan's Daughter in French, and practice language skills while navigating customs and meals in a new country.
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